Dave Bevan / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) eating a marine flatworm, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Grey / Black-bellied plover, breeding plumage {Pluvialis squatarola} Texas, USA

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) non-breeding bird resting on one leg on shore, spring, Gulf of Mexico, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas

Tom Vezo / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) in winter plumage, Long Island, New York

Ernie Janes / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) on mudflats feeding, Norfolk, England, UK, January.

Lynn M. Stone / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) foraging on sandy beach in late afternoon, Santa Barbara, California, USA. October.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) taking flight, Texas

Dave Bevan / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) eating a marine flatworm, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Lynn M. Stone / Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola), beginning to show breeding plumage, foraging along beach, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. April.

Loic Poidevin / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) juveniles with Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) and Sanderling (Calidris alba) Gironde, France, September

Fabrice Cahez / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) on shore, Oleron island, France, October.

Lynn M. Stone / Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola), moulting into breeding plumage, at edge of salt marsh. Mullet Key, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.